The new waterfront of Nicotera is imagined as a soft seam between city and sea. A place where barriers disappear, movement slows, and the shoreline becomes a shared civic landscape. What was once a road is transformed into a calm promenade, open, continuous, and welcoming.

Wooden walkways and flowing ground patterns echo the rhythm of waves and boats at rest, giving the waterfront a clear identity rooted in the maritime imagination. The project unfolds as a green corridor for walking, cycling, meeting, and pausing—where nature, light, and space guide the experience rather than objects or signs.

Access to the sea becomes natural and intuitive, evenly distributed along the coast, while shaded areas, seating, and small public spaces invite everyday life to settle by the water. Native vegetation shapes comfort, protects the shoreline, and restores the dialogue between land and sea.

Structured by a sequence of key places—arrival, work, gathering, contemplation, and play—the waterfront becomes both active and reflective, capable of hosting events or quiet moments at sunset.

The result is not a monument, but a living landscape: resilient, inclusive, and deeply connected to the identity of Nicotera—where the city gently meets the horizon.